> The same problem occurs when I mount the CD on the server and > access the installation via the server’s CD drive. Is it possible > that Linux is maxing out on some of the paths? Windows I believe > has a 256 character limit but what about Linux? Short answer: "No". Medium answer: The length of allowed paths is not an *OS* feature, but a filesystem feature. Semi-long answer: Max filename Allowed chars Maximum path len FAT12 255 bytes Any Unicode except NUL No limit defined FAT16 255 bytes Any Unicode except NUL No limit defined FAT32 255 bytes Any Unicode except NUL No limit defined NTFS 255 chars Any Unicode except NUL 32,767 Unicode characters ext2 255 bytes Any byte except NUL No limit defined ext3 255 bytes Any byte except NUL No limit defined Reiser 4032 bytes Any byte except NUL No limit defined Still more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_system_comparison